Aviva Community Fund to boost the Resilience of Communities in Uncertainty (UK)

Deadline: 7-Apr-21

Applications are now open for the Aviva Community Fund to support projects that boost the resilience of communities in the face of uncertainty. They’re investing in two key areas:

Community resilience: tackling inequality and improving environments to build more connected, more resilient communities.
Financial capability and inclusion: giving people the tools to become more financially independent.

The Aviva Community Fund has earned that the charities that make the biggest impact are those that are given the opportunity to innovate and test new ideas without fear of risk. That’s why they are focusing on funding small charities with forward-thinking ideas.

Funding Information

Funding of up to a maximum of £50,000.

Eligibility Criteria

Fall within one of the two key funding areas:
- Financial capability and inclusion: giving people the tools to become more financially independent.
- Community resilience: tackling inequality and improving environments to build more connected, more resilient communities.
Be raising funds to develop a new approach, product or technology, pilot a new scheme, implement a new initiative, or expand existing services to a new area or beneficiary group within the UK.
If submitted in connection with a religious organisation, have an outcome that is accessible to persons of any religious beliefs.
To submit a project, you must be:
- age 18 or older;
- a UK resident;
- using a UK IP address and a non-disposable email address.
And your organisation must:
- be a UK registered charity, a registered community interest company, or a registered community benefit society;
- be based in the UK;
- have existed for at least 12 months at the time of submission;
- have an annual income of no more than £1,000,000, as evidenced by information submitted to the Charity Commission, HMRC, or Companies House;
- have a bank account in its own name;
- be a living wage employee (if the organisation employs people);
- have an active board of trustees or directors.